[Cloverfield]

I never really had any game obsessions before Oddworld. I guess that's why Oddworld always stands out so much for me... because it was the first game to ever have such an impact on me. It also got me interested in console games again [I had moved out of playing games for many years, except for a few PC games that I bought/rented].

Sure I had games that I enjoyed a lot ... but nothing more than playing them. I had no interest in developing theories, or expanding on the game in any such way. I didn't talk about them to my friends or anything like that when I was in school [we didn't have the internet when I was in school]. But I did enjoy the Mario series and I also loved two games called Solstice [on the NES] and it's sequel Equinox [on the SNES].

Of course ... there is now Oddworld ... which always remains as my special video game obsession, for the reasons mentioned. I don't think I could ever get out of it. And my other obsession which is the Final Fantasy series [and particularly Sephiroth from FFVII]. It works out really well that I have two obsessions. Because for the times that Oddworld news is quiet and the time between games ... there is always FF news or games to fill in the time. So it provides me with a great balance. I have been lucky so far that the release dates have always been different. It might be quite awkward if the two release at once ... particularly if that release happens to involve anything relating to sequels of FFVII ... I will have a hard time choosing the priority because of Sephy!!!

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